Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

This video tutorial covers the basic components of a sentence, focusing on subjects and predicates. It explains the difference between simple and complete subjects and predicates, and introduces compound subjects and predicates. The tutorial uses the analogy of a bike to help students understand sentence structure, and provides examples and exercises for practice.

What are the two basic components of a sentence?

• Subject and Object

• Subject and Predicate

• Predicate and Verb

• Noun and Pronoun

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In the sentence 'He smiles', what is the predicate?

• Smiles

• He

• None of the above

• He smiles

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What is the complete subject in the sentence 'The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch'?

• Flowers

• Brighten the front porch

• The cheerful yellow flowers

• The front porch

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Which part of the sentence 'My little brother broke his finger' is the simple subject?

• His finger

• Brother

• Broke

• My little brother

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In the sentence 'Those students carried backpacks', what is the simple predicate?

• Those students

• Carried

• Backpacks

• Carried backpacks

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What is a compound subject?

• A subject with multiple verbs

• Two or more subjects joined by a conjunction

• A subject with a compound verb

• A subject with multiple predicates

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In the sentence 'Michael and his teammates are Olympic athletes', what are the simple subjects?

• Michael

• Olympic athletes

• Teammates

• Michael and teammates

How is a sentence like a bike?

• Both have wheels

• Both have a subject and predicate like a bike has a front and back wheel

• Both can be broken into parts

• Both need to be balanced

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In the sentence 'Lisa pitches and hits in the softball game', what is the compound predicate?

• Pitches

• Hits

• Pitches and hits

• Softball game

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What is the relationship between a simple and complete predicate?

• A simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase, while a complete predicate includes the verb and all words modifying it

• A simple predicate includes all words modifying the verb, while a complete predicate is just the main verb

• A simple predicate is always longer than a complete predicate

• There is no difference between a simple and complete predicate

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